Passenger-car-waste-transfer apparatus



mmh .1. 1927,

S. S. RI'EGEL PASSENGER CAR WASTE TRANSFER APPARATUS Filed April 29y 1925 2 sheets-Sheet 1 mig@ , www@ March LN2?" f Sgm-:Qa

PASSENGER CAR WASTE TRANSFER APPARATUS Patented Mar. 1, l192?. Y

Unirse l STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

sAMUEL s. EIEGEL, 'or scRANfroN, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIcfNoR, EY ivrEsNE ASSIGN- MENTS, or ONE-HALE ToJoHN H. ALLEN, E JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.k Y

` PASSENGEE-oAR-wAsTE-TEANSEER APPAEAT'S.

Application sied April 28,1525.' serial No. 26,441.

This invention relates to a passenger car waste transfer apparatus. The obJect of the invention is to transfer waste from passenger car water closets and wash basins to al temf porary storage container which can be discharged-at convenient times and places. The

vmode of Operation of the herein described apparatus is embraced in the transfer method setforth in' my application Serial No. 26,440, filed April 28, 1925, tiled contemporaneously herewith relating to railway vehicle ash and other waste transfer method and apparatus.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part'hereof and illustrating the present invention Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a part of a` partial sectional elevation of the temporary storage apparatus at line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view to indicate toilet apparatus at each end of the car.

Tn the drawings, A indicates one end portion of the carrbody carrying d-ependently from the iloor a temporary storageontainer and a. cooperating waste transfer apparatus and 1 indicates a water closet bowl having a vlower end portion 1a which communicates with a trap 2. The trap has a discharge end in communication with a waste discharge conduit 3. A' water discharge conduit 4 from the wash basin 5, (Fig. 1) enters the side wall of the .trap at its upper portion-` opposcd to its discharge end, at'6 (Fig. 3), immediately below the water intake port. at G'the trap contains within its chamber a wall 7 spaced above the bottom wall of the trap whereby a nozzle chamber' 8 is formed immediately under the wall 7.V The inward end of thewall 7 isspaced above the bottom of the trap forming a. discharge outlet 9 for the chamber 8. This outlet faces in the di- -control valve 32 on its discharge side.

r-ection of the discharge end of the trap. A fluid pressure nozzle 10 is entered horizontally inthe wall of the chamber 8 and discharges'in Vthe Vdirect-ion of the outletV 9 in said chamber.` The bottom 1a of the water closet bowl opens into the upper port-ion of the chamber of the trap spacedly apart from and above the wall 7. The water closet bowl has an upper chamber, 11 immediately below itsfseat and this chamber` is in ported communication with the chamber of the under portion 1a of the water closet bowl. This "port is closable by a hinged cover 12 which is pivoted at 13 on a pivot rod having a rocker arm 14 the other end of which is connected with an end of the link 15 at 16. The other end of the link is pivoted at 17 .to the nnder end of a bell crank 18 whichat its bend is pivoted at 19. The other end of the other arm of the bell cra-nk is pivoted `at 2O to the under end of a vertical rod 21 mount- .ed endwise ina vertical bearing 22 supported by aportion of the bowl structure.- The rod 21 passes upwardly and is enclosed in a coil spring 23 the'under end of which is supported by the bearing and the upper end of which is shown with a head 24. From a rod immediately below its head a bracket 25l projects horizontally. The upper end of the coilspring butts against the under sideof this bracket from which a rod 26 extends downwardly and is endwise reciprocable through the car floor a. The lower end of the rod is entrant in a casing 27 dependent from the under side of the car floor; the,

water closet bowl being supported by the floor and the trap being located within the casing. The dischargewater conduit from vthe wash bowl passes downwardly through the Hoor and passes through a side wall of the casing to make its connection at 6 with the trap. The-discharge conduit 3 is partially Vwithin the casing and extendsoutwardly through an end wall thereof.

Wit-hin the casing, the under end of the rod 26 is pivoted at 28 to an endv of a tiltable bar 29 the mid-length section of which kis pivoted at 29a to a control valve stem.

The other end of the bar 29 is pivoted at 30 to `a bracket 31. The-'control valve from which said stem projects is indicated by 32. Said nozzle '10 is in communication with the The control valve 8201i its intake side is in cominunication with a )ressure fluid conduit. 33

which is best provit ed )vith a` slintoll valve 33" foi-use whenever desired. n

Then the head 24 of the actuating rod 2l 1s pushed downwardly, it opens a -valve not shovvn of a flush Water supply; also swings `the nozzleeither `from the air of' the. .tranror from aompreseed :nr container which maybe nu element of the .foinpressed air line.

,between the, control valve r-tconduitS/jl has its intakelend eonneeted with `the intallfe ;end `ot `the nozzle .structure ,32 `and `the dea re l livery `end of the niizzle and when coin-` `pressed air vtitties; through; the nozzle, coinpressed bair also flows through `the conduit 34 into a partial vacuum creating' device ;de Scribed heloni f @Ehe `temporary storage container 35 is sushpended from the ginder side `of tliecar floor suitable brackets Siti, and

`when a `partial vgacunln` is created in said partial vacuumcreating device, air or :in the container 35 are rerehed with the result that Lthe lWaste `from the trap le` automaticallyHtransferred into the container Bolso long nsar `flows through the noznle.

As there are onlinaril)y two weter :closets in each passenger ear.y .one at one end end the otherl at the other end thereof, provision is made for connectingr each wntercloset andassociated afresh Kbasin with `a side of the container The conduit 3 from one trap `enters one side and the conduit l from the other trapenters1 the other side olf the cont tailler.

In a system containing this invetnion and" whiehis installed without eonneetion with the niain :nr line` compressed an is supplied to the compressed nir trink 353 and thence to the conduit 33 from an nir compressor fl operated from an arde driven inotor M as "indicated in Fig. 1. A car wheel shaft m carries :i helt m1 for the driving pulleyfm? of the motor M.

F rom the 1edurlion side ol' Vthe air cornwhich ldischarges into the compressed air `tank 33": the conduit m havingl :mother ln'nneh pipe wr if required tor connnuni cation with lanother compressed air leuk :issoeintcd `itlrthe toilet la )paratns at the other end of the can Mg reliever desired, drivil'lg, belt fmlfniay lie out into inoperative position hy any suitable inechanimil rneans too `well known" `to `require description. t

The compressed air tank 33 ie shown `proyiyded with a relief` valve m VStoragecontainer is shown provided, tol* better understanding ol the invention, with two pnrtnxlvacnnln creating devices7 one associated with toilet apparatus at one end ot thelearnnd the Iothento benassoeiatetfl with toilet` apparatus `(not shoivlU from the other end vot the t car, the tivo Ieondnits 3ft and Si ere `diagrannnat1 fallyi shown oon-` neetedlby ahy-passpipe :1; `provided with :i

`shut-ott lialve afl. There `is a manifold 37 operatvely ,connected `with,l `eaellJ end i of the `Waste storage container.

The `bottoni `ot the l container 35 islpro- `vided with .an outlet-,38, iprovided with a Stopper Vdewgie the Jhandle ofxvhieh is indi eated by 39. Except, for removal of thecoir tents of the temporary Storage Veontainer, :the etopper `device is kept closed. Tghe top ot `thecontainer is indicatedfbyfl() andis pro vide( between its ends Wit-h dependent plates l-lnvhich are `spaced:rpart yone from Lthe other andeaeh of Which `isspaeed apart `itroln the adjacent nend wellofgthe container.

`The ends of these )lates are spoecd Miart jneseor B a pipe m leads to n conduit 'mit troni the bottoni `o the container. These Aplates" nrestrict the sorge of the Waste `into ;\vl rich they extend` land `the plates vat` their opper portions are `pergtorate,d at `l-ll 'for escape of ai "andgf, oni above the Waste.

Each endnvall ,otlthe eonteiner `35 in its opper portion is providedqwflth an air port in Ieolnnninication with `an intake port 4i). ola liquid `Sealtalnk fl-:3 secured Lto an end ivall `ot the easing.

llneh liquid SenltanlQ-l istprovided `with a dependent partition figli which entends part ay t( n `yards thediottoin Lof the tank and dipsin the iliqnid seal g/` eontnined in the under por onto the tank.

z Each tank i5 ,ljnovideffl at its upper por tion `with an outlet Dortfli which is in eon1- nnlnieation i )Vith a conduit coupling;- elli, `which in turnis in conlinunieation `with one or therotiher ojl rthe manifold `'l` he compres: d air enters the elianihi-xrol lthe rnnuizlfold thronpgh a. moy/Ale i,t7 in the upper pall ofthe manifold `and lrawle` out `of "the `ina x rlold throughjnu nnvvard'ly flared nozzle 117 into :Mdenendellt discharge tnhe 48 with which each inzniijfold? end 37"' ie provided. n Rech disclrargektuhe enters the "chamber a casing il!) carried hy a tank All and extends nearlv to thehottoni ,of the chamber of" the easing` which is` filled with Sonie lair `filtering` ninterial such ns `lnineral `Wool for egmnple and which is indicated `hv 51.1" Eaclrcasing 49 is` also provided with an air escape tube 52 the under end portion of Which passes through the bottom of the casing and the upper end portion of which is exposed within the chamber of the casing.

Air entrant with the' Waste material -througli the Wastedischarge conduit 3 into the Lchamber of the container passes vsucked through sealing liquid io.

i In Fig. 3 there is shown a steam pipe 53 for use in heating the casing 27 to keep the apparatus in the casing from freezing in cold Weather. In Fig. 4- av steam pipe 55 is shownwvith bends Vin the chamber Yof they f Waste storage container` to `keep the Waste from freezing in Winter Weather. The steam pipes 53 and 55 may be portions of the train heating system.` n

, The described apparatus may be varied in vrconstruction and form Without departure from the invention. one form of Waste receiver.

Said trap constitutes 1; The combination in 'ay man carrying vehicle of a toilet apparatus including a *Waste receptacle; a temporary Waste container; said receptacle and container' being in communication one Withanothemapparatus for: automatic transfer of `Waste from thefreceptacle into said container; said appavehicle of a toilet apparatus including a VYWaste receptacle; a Vtemporary wastey storage container, said receptacle and container being' in communication one with another; and apparatus for automatic transfer of Waste from the receptacle into said container; said transfer apparatus communicating with the temporary storage container rand also with apparatus for creating a partial vacuum in the tempoiar storage container; and a; fluid control conc uit communicating with the creating apparatus for effecting said partial vacuum; a liquid seal tank in communication ivith saidy container and also With said partial vacuum creating apparatus; and a filtering and noise reducing tank in communication with the dis- ,atinosphere The inventionvmay be embodied-inrailway cars, road `vehicles,y air craft and the like.

charge side of said paitialvacuuni creating tank and'liaving a discharge port open to the atmosphere.' Y

3. The combinationr in a man carrying vehicle of a plurality of independently operable toilet apparatuses each including a Waste receptacle; a temporary Waste storage container, each of said receptacles being in communication With said container; and a plurality of independently operable-appara- Atuses forv automatic transfer of Wastev from each receptacle into said container; each` of said transfer apparatuses communicating with the temporary storage container and also With an apparatus forV creating a partial vacuum in the temporary storage container; a fluid control conduit communicating with each partial vacuum creating apparatus for edecting a ysaid partial vacuum; a plurality of liquid seal tanks each in communication with said container and also with one of said partial X'f'acuum creating apparatuses; and for each liquid seal tank in communication with each partial vacuum apparatus,V a

filtering and noise reducing tank -in com' inunication with the discharge side of lits adJacent partial vacuumcreating apparatus and having a discharge port open to the '4. In a man carrying vehicle, the combination of a temporary Waste storage container located under the vehicle ioor and ixedly suspended from the vehicle, said container having an under Waste discharge port provided Awith a closure operable by an attendant; iii conduit communication with said temporary storage container, a toilet 'apparatus provided With a yWaste receptaclegin conduit connection'ivith a temporary storage container,r a liquid fseal tank, the upper f portions `of the chambers of said container and tank being in communication one with the other; a partial vacuum creat-ing apparatus in conduit connection with the upper portion of the liquid seal tank; the partial f" vacuum creating apparatus being in coinmunicatinggwith the atmosphere; a source of compressed air in conduit connection with a compressed air jet nozzle discharging into the Waste receptacle; said nozzle; a control valve for said nozzle; the nozzle being connected, between the control valve and the end of the nozzle discharging into the Waste receptacle, with a compressed lair conduit in communication with the partial vacuum creating apparatus.

5. In a inancarrying vehicle, theV coinbination of a temporary Waste storage container located under the vehicle floor `and fiXedly suspended from the vehicle, said container having an under Waste discharge portprovi-ded with a closure operable by an attendant; in conduit communication with ysai-d temporary storage container, a toil-et ratus for simultaneously effecting a reduction of gaseous pressure in the container for promotion of travel of Waste. from the receiver into the container; noise muliiing means and a compressed air tank in communication With said apparatus; and an axledriven air compressor having its eduction side in communication with the compressed air tank.

l2. In a. man carrying vehicle, the combination of a toilet apparatus including a trap in conduit connection with a temporary storage Waste container; said container; a fluid pressure device discharging into the trap for removal of Waste therefrom into the conduit l5 `to .the container; a valve under control of an operator for control of pressure fluid into .said fluid pressure device; and a partial vacuum creating apparatusin operative connection with the container and in conduit connection With said control valve; and noise muiing apparatus in communication With the partial vacuum creating apparatus.

Signed at Scranton,v in the county of Lackavvanna and State of Pennsylvania7 this 25 9th day of April A. D. r1925.

SAMUEL S. RIEGEL. 

